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July 24, 2002

THREE NEW INSTANT GAMES JOIN LOTTERY'S LINEUP

As the summer heats up, cool off with some cold cash waiting to be won from three new Missouri Lottery Scratchers games. "Double Dough," "Weekly Grand" and "Cash Zone" will go on sale Saturday, July 27.

Rake in the dough with this new money-themed game, "Double Dough." Players can win up to $500 on each $1 ticket. To play "Double Dough," get three dollar-bill symbols in any vertical, horizontal or diagonal row and win the prize shown. Get three moneybag symbols in any vertical, horizontal or diagonal row and win DOUBLE the prize shown. The overall odds of winning a prize, including free-ticket prizes, are 1 in 4.6, including free-ticket prizes, with 62.4 percent of sales returned to players as prizes. There have been 10,080,000 tickets ordered for this game.

Need a grand to get you by? How about a grand every week for a year? Play "Weekly Grand" and win up to 10 times on a single ticket and a top prize of $1,000 a week for an entire year! To play "Weekly Grand," match any of YOUR NUMBERS to either WINNING

NUMBER and win the prize for that number. Reveal a coin symbol and win that prize automatically. Reveal a stack-of-cash symbol and win double the prize shown. The overall odds of winning a prize, including $2 prizes, are 1 in 4.31 with 66.6 percent of sales returned to players as prizes. There have been 2,880,000 tickets ordered for this game.

With $1 million worth of $50 prizes, this zone is restricted for big money only! "Cash Zone" players can win up to 10 times and up to $30,000 on each ticket! To play, match any of YOUR NUMBERS to either WINNING NUMBER and win the prize for that number. Reveal a coin symbol and win that prize automatically. Reveal a moneybag symbol and win all 10 prizes. The overall odds of winning a prize, including $2 prizes, are 1 in 4.34 with 66.38 percent of sales returned to players as prizes. There have been 3,120,000 tickets ordered for this game.

Prize amounts for "Cash Zone" range from $2 to $30,000. Low-tier prizes are $2, $4, $5 and $10. Mid-tier prizes are $50 and $100. High-tier prizes are $1,000 and $30,000.

"Double Dough," "Weekly Grand" and "Cash Zone" are the 420th, 421st and 422nd instant games introduced since Missouri Lottery sales began in 1986. The Lottery has provided more than $1.8 billion to the state, including Missouri’s public education.

For more information about these and other Missouri Lottery Scratchers games, log on to our Web site at: http://www.molottery.com/app/aboutourgames/howtowin/scratchers/scratchersindex.jsp

Starting July 1, Missouri Lottery players will have 180 days instead of one year to claim Lottery prizes, as a result of a law change during the past legislative session.